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November 21, 1891
The Evening World
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Two women engaged in a brutal prize fight on stage in a crowded Brooklyn theater, attended by politicians and police who delayed intervention. The event, lasting three rounds, is criticized as a disgrace to civilization.
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WOMEN PRIZE-FIGHTERS.
Two women of muscle and avoirdupois appeared before an Eastern District gathering last night on the stage of a public theatre in modified fighting costume and proceeded to pummel each other after the violent fashion prevalent in the prize ring.
The place was crowded to suffocation. Brooklyn politicians of prominence graced the ringside. Brooklyn policemen, conspicuous for their inaction until the best of 'the fun' was over, were sprinkled liberally through the throng. Howling and miscellaneous mob of humanity made up the rest of the cultured assemblage.
A prize of $25 was dependent upon the issue of the fight. The women clinched and slugged and bled through three rounds and part of a fourth, when, seeing that one of them was giving out and that the sport was likely to run low, the police ended the affair.
The occurrence hardly calls for comment. In the disgusting details of the brutal affair is to be read all that could be suggested by any pen. But for Brooklyn's good name and for the sake of a race which claims to have made this age one of progress and of high civilization, some one should ask, and see to it that an answer is forthcoming, why this thing was permitted.
Two women of muscle and avoirdupois appeared before an Eastern District gathering last night on the stage of a public theatre in modified fighting costume and proceeded to pummel each other after the violent fashion prevalent in the prize ring.
The place was crowded to suffocation. Brooklyn politicians of prominence graced the ringside. Brooklyn policemen, conspicuous for their inaction until the best of 'the fun' was over, were sprinkled liberally through the throng. Howling and miscellaneous mob of humanity made up the rest of the cultured assemblage.
A prize of $25 was dependent upon the issue of the fight. The women clinched and slugged and bled through three rounds and part of a fourth, when, seeing that one of them was giving out and that the sport was likely to run low, the police ended the affair.
The occurrence hardly calls for comment. In the disgusting details of the brutal affair is to be read all that could be suggested by any pen. But for Brooklyn's good name and for the sake of a race which claims to have made this age one of progress and of high civilization, some one should ask, and see to it that an answer is forthcoming, why this thing was permitted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Women Prize Fighters
Brooklyn Spectacle
Brutal Fight
Police Inaction
Public Theatre
Where did it happen?
Eastern District, Brooklyn, On The Stage Of A Public Theatre
Story Details
Location
Eastern District, Brooklyn, On The Stage Of A Public Theatre
Event Date
Last Night
Story Details
Two women fought in a prize ring on stage, clinching, slugging, and bleeding through three rounds for a $25 prize, before police intervened. The crowded event with politicians and inactive police is decried as brutal and a stain on civilization.